Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Year A Genesis 32:22-31 and Psalm 17:1-7, 15 Isaiah 55:1-5 and Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21 Romans 9:1-5 • Matthew 14:13-21

Then the man said, "You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with humans, and have prevailed." Genesis 32:28

Jacob and the Angel -- Annette Gandy Fortt, Silver Spring, MD

Wondrously show your steadfast love, O savior of those who seek refuge. Psalm 17:7

War Refugee's Camp -- Henry Rushbury, Imperial War Museum, London, England

Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters … Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Isaiah 55:1ac

The Soup Kitchen -- Ferdinand Waldmuller, Palace Belvedere, Vienna, Austria

The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made. Psalm 145:9

William H. Johnson Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, DC Refugee Boy William H. Johnson Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, DC

They are Israelites, and to them belong the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. Romans 9:4

Harriet Tubman and the Promised Land -- Jacob Lawrence, Museum of Art of Greenville, SC

When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. Matthew 14:14

Christ Preaching to the Multitudes -- James Smetham, Fine Art Society, London, England

When it was evening, the disciples said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Matthew 14:15

Christ Feeding the Multitude Coptic Icon Center

Jesus said to them, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat. Matthew 14:16

Offering of Loaves and Fish -- United Reformed Church, Brighton, England

They replied, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish." Matthew 14:17

Altar Cloth -- Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs, CO

Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, Matthew 14:19b

Jesus Multiplies the Loaves and Fish -- JESUS MAFA, Cameroon

and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. Matthew 14:19c

Words Can’t Feed the Hungry Michal Pawlicki United Nations Millenium Goal to End Hunger

And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. Matthew 14:20

The Potluck -- David Fichter, Cambridge, MA

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